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NBC greenlights Constantine series as DC suddenly starts conquering TV

Yesterday, Gotham. Before that, The Flash and Arrow. Now NBC has ordered a full pilot for a series based on Constantine, a.k.a. Hellblazer, and suddenly Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and in-development Netflix series are looking more than a bit anemic. https://gizmodo.com/foxs-gotham-tv-series-is-going-to-be-batman-the-high-1500516368 On the plus side for Marvel, at least, is: 1) a pilot doesn’t mean…

On Almost Human, what Facebook knows about you can kill you

Last night’s Almost Human was light on the android-cyborg banter, but heavy on the evils of consumer identity tracking software. When a technologically enhanced bullet can find and kill any specific individual, that application that matches you with the right designer optical implants seems a little less friendly. This is a rather odd episode to…

Lost Girl‘s fourth season starts with an “Ohhhhhh my!”

Lost Girl has returned! And oh what a delirious mess it continues to be, now with 100 percent more George Takei (and roughly the same amount of overacting). There’s been a lengthy hiatus between the end of season three and the debut of season four (which started up a few months ago in Canada, but…

Syfy’s Bitten is full of sex and werewolves, but not much of a plot

Do you like sex and/or werewolves? Then you’re still going to be hard-pressed to like Syfy’s Bitten, at least from its painfully slow first episode. Sure, it’s chock full of naked Laura Vandervoort and mediocre CG wolves, but somehow it forgot to have things happen. I can describe all the meaningful details of the hour-long…

A science fiction favorite joins the cast of Orphan Black!

Agents of SHIELD’s adding another comic book character, played by Bill Paxton! Amazing Spider-Man 2 will answer many of your lingering questions in the first 5 minutes. The stars explain why Sandman and Warcraft are different than your usual huge tentpole movies. Plus promos for LEGO Movie and Penny Dreadful. Spoilers now! Top image: Agents…

Peter Capaldi rides a horse in his pajamas on the set of Doctor Who

We still don’t know what Peter Capaldi will be wearing for his regular Twelfth Doctor duds, but in this video from the set, he’s been spotted wearing white pajamas while on horseback. Doctor Who TV has a couple of photographs from the set where you can actually see Capaldi in his costume, but they also…

Fox’s Gotham TV series is going to be Batman: The High School Years

Were you hoping that Fox’s Batman prequel TV series Gotham would be a tough crime procedural set on the mean streets of Gotham City? Or were you hoping it would be about teenaged Batman, The Joker, Catwoman, Riddler, and the Penguin all hanging out together? Because it’s the latter. Sorry, I threw up in my…

Let’s break down the Game of Thrones season 4 trailer, shall we?

Well, of course King Joffrey isn’t excited about Game of Thrones season 4. He’s an asshole. But for the rest of the planet, last night’s trailer was awesome — so awesome that we had to crank up the ol’ screencap machine in order to suss out every single detail. Don’t worry, it’s spoiler free! We…

TV This Week: A major death at ISIS will change Archer forever

Big changes are afoot for the ISIS crew when Archer returns tonight for its fifth season. Steamy werewolf soap Bitten premieres as lycanthropes threaten to overrun our television sets. Plus, Sleepy Hollow, Supernatural, and Arrow are all back from their winter vacations. Get the details below! Tonight Adventure Time (7 PM, Cartoon Network) It’s the…

Could the Amazing Spider-Man movies really set up the Clone Saga?

Breaking Bad’s Jesse Plemons might be playing a very crucial Star Wars character. Sony might be looking for a director to bring the Masters of the Universe film out of limbo. Find out who could be playing Kyle Reese in Terminator 5. Damon Lindelof hopes that character trumps mythology in The Leftovers. Plus, sneak peeks…

Netflix scored its first Golden Globe win last night, with Robin Wright scooping Best Actress in a TV Drama for her work in House of Cards.

Helix will definitely freak you out — but will it stay gold?

Helix is the new Fringe-style thriller series from Syfy, featuring an unregulated Arctic research facility, a black goo zombie virus, and menacing scientists with glowing eyes. Which sounds great. But it also suffers from some clunky, old fashioned scifi clichés. Let’s ponder this show’s possible fate. Spoilers ahead! It’s always hard to judge whether a…

​Plans come together, fall apart, and get impaled on a crazy Dracula

You know when you’re riding a roller coaster, and you finally reach the top of a big hill, and the cars are going their slowest, but you know in just a few seconds you’re going to be careening down at about a million miles per hour? That was tonight’s Dracula, but with way more murder.…

​Wesen street gangs are Nick’s smallest problem on another great Grimm

Look at Grimm! Continuing to shake up its patented, very familiar formula two weeks in a row! The changes still aren’t major, and the stakes aren’t any higher, but I feel like I’m getting so much more character in these last two episodes, and it’s getting me invested in a way i hadn’t managed before.…

Person of Interest‘s producers tell us what the Machine really is

Person of Interest is back from mid-season hiatus, and already the show is delving deeply into science fictional themes, like the nature of AI consciousness. We caught up with producers Jonathan Nolan and Greg Plageman to talk about what comes next, and their real-life inspirations for the guns-and-malware world of this show. In this week’s…

Only 25 seconds of new Game of Thrones footage! Still awesome.

In anticipation of the new trailer coming out this Sunday night, HBO has released five new Vine videos from the upcoming fourth season of Game of Thrones. Obviously, they’re short — six seconds each, with one second to tell you when the real trailer is coming — but 25 seconds of footage has never felt…

Could Doctor Who soon be seeing the return of River Song?

Check out the first look at Quicksilver in the new X-Men movie! Plus find out why Guardians of the Galaxy won’t look like anything you’ve seen lately. M. Night Shyamalan wants his show Wayward Pines to follow in Twin Peaks’ footsteps, and Ron Moore says Outlander is building on Game of Thrones. Spoilers right now!…

Lifelike Naga doll looks ready to carry Korra to Republic City

Korra’s trusty polar bear dog looks ready to bound across the tundra or through the streets of one of The Legend of Korra’s industrial cities thanks to this posable furry sculpture by Worms and Bones. The monster doll makers sculpted this as a one-of-kind item, which they are currently offering though silent auction, with 25%…

Watch The Simpsons’ astounding tribute to Hayao Miyazaki

Astounding animator and world builder Hayao Miyazaki is getting a full tribute on an upcoming Simpson’s episode which you can preview, right here right now. Perhaps as a farewell to the filmmaker, who’s said his last animated feature will be The Wind Rises, this strange sequence (which features a ton of Miyazaki imagery) will appear…

Stevie Nicks’ cameo wasn’t the most insane moment on last night’s AHS

American Horror Story Coven is back and starting the new year off with a huge bang, thanks to two character deaths, a demon who loves cocaine, and Stevie Nicks! The White Witch made her Coven debut last night, only to be completely drowned out out by a wave of WTFery. There were a whole lotta…